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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Ginger needs no introduction to Asians, it can be condsidered as one of 'The Ancient Chinese Secret' for it's Medicinal Properties. To those who do not cook or use as much Ginger and would like to know more about it, this is worth reading The Epicentre - Ginger

I grew up with these type of dried, cured snacks and ginger is still my favorite.

In my younger years, these snacks will be sold only at the corner stall but now, there is a whole shop selling all sorts of which the choice is endless, some of them are not even recognizable as to what fruit or vegetable they are made from but they all tasted so good. I don't know why we as kids could not come up with nicer names for these snacks but always associated them with something unpleasant. I am sure many will know - Yeong mare see or Ngau see thoi which is in cantonese and for those who don't understand cantonese, you won't want to know.
Ginger snacks come in different tastes, there is a sweet or a salty type and both of these types will be colored red, They will be in bits or chunks and slices are normally soaked in vinegared syrup, like the ones served with Sushi. This Ginger snack which i made is from very thin slices and it is easy, so give this recipe a try.

Wow, this caught my eyes! I love ginger and always have a lot of fresh ginger in my house and I can definitely make this. How long do you think it can keep in the container? In the order of days, weeks or months?

Side effects associated with ginger are rare, but if taken in excessive doses the herb may cause mild heartburn, diarrhea and irritation of the mouth. Please take or consume in moderation even if they are good for you.

Shame to tell you that I never eaten ginger snack before !! HA !! As my mom always did not allow us to eat sweet or sugared/ candy fruit. She would say eat the fresh one why eat some much sugar which was bad to our body !! Well, now I'm in Paris visiting my grandson when I return to Penang I will surely make some to try. Thanks for sharing the recipe !!

In Singapore, we've got some very good Sarabat Stall around Arab Street, Changi Village & Geylang Serai...I would normally request to have extra halia in my tea...goreng pisang/chempedak or apok apok sayur goes hand in hand with Teh Halia ;)

thanks for the info, the next time i am in singapore i will ask to be brought to a sarabat stall for teh halia and remember to ask for more halia. Is sarabat translated in english is friend as it does sound like malaysian malay for friend - sahabat

Hi Lily,Your blog is fantastic! I would like to know if there is another way to dry the ginger? because I made them yesterday but I didn't know it was going to rain for the 3 coming days :S so no sun to dry them...Thanks in advance,Van